janissary

a member of an elite Ottoman military unit (active 1363–1826)
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janissary

Summary

janissary is an elite troops[1]. janissary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • janissary is in the country of Ottoman Empire[3].
  • janissary's instance of is recorded as elite troops[4].
  • janissary's instance of is recorded as historical position[5].
  • janissary's headquarters location is recorded as Edirne[6].
  • janissary's military branch is recorded as infantry[7].
  • The location of janissary was Edirne[8].
  • janissary is part of military of the Ottoman Empire[9].
  • janissary's Commons category is recorded as Janissaries[10].
  • 1363 marks the founding of janissary[11].
  • janissary was dissolved in 1826[12].
  • janissary was part of the conflict Battle of Kosovo[13].
  • janissary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Janissaries[14].
  • janissary's allegiance is recorded as Ottoman dynasty[15].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[16].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[22].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[23].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[25].
  • janissary's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[26].
  • janissary's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'yeniçeri'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include elite troops[4] and historical position[5].

Origins

1363 marks the founding of janissary[11].

Use and Application

janissary is part of military of the Ottoman Empire[9].

Why It Matters

janissary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] janissary is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q87326065. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q87326065. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q87326065. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Q87326065. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Q87326065. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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